For the first three months of my life my home was Birmingham Children'sHospital. Since then I have been a regular visitor there.
But sometimes I wish I didn't have to take my medicines, or check myblood for clotting time, or go to the hospital to wait around for an ECGor an Echo. Most of all I wish I could play football for the schoolteam.
I do play zone hockey for the school; a new game developed for anyonewith a physical disability. It's good fun and we play other schools.
When I'm 16 or 18 I'll be transferred to adult care - a differenthospital to visit and a different doctor to see. This will be a bigchange.
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